Ogoni fields Leader and Spokesman, Conscience of Ogoni People (COOP), Chief Gani Topba, has said the Federal Government’s acceptance of the report of the United Nations (UN) team of experts and its readiness to clean up the impacted environment of the Ogoni people vindicated the alarms raised by martyrs of the Ogoni struggle that Shell […]
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The crisis rocking the transition process of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has deepened, as the Chief Uche Okwukwu faction has sued the newly elected President General, PG, Prof. George Obiozor, asking the court for an order to restrain him from parading himself as leader of the group. Obiozor, according to Okwukwu, is […]
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There are fears that the exchange rate of the naira at the parallel markets will come under pressure in the coming weeks. This is as a result of importers scramble for scarce dollar to meet business demand. The rising dollar demand and a shortfall in forex supply have been putting pressure on naira. At the […]
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By Sam Omatseye IT is a novel as cornucopia. For those who have read Professor Wole Soyinka’s new novel, they may not be sure what to call it. That is its enigma. Some may say it is journalism, and for good reason. They meet the benign ghost of the former Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi. […]
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Amid seeming politicisation and rush by the Nigerian health authorities for vaccination as a permanent panacea to the spread of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic, adequate consideration appears not to be accorded to the uncertainties and some proven risks surrounding the vaccines. For instance, there are many types of vaccines being produced by various authorities around […]
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Following the directive of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo–Olu, to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) to impound vehicles with covered number plates in the state, the command has impounded six cars for violating the law in different parts of the metropolis. The directive of the governor was reechoed one week ago by the […]
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Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi Ekiti State Government is to spend N1.4 billion on Amotekun Corps in 2021, to boost investment and ensure safety of all residents. The Commissioner for Budget, Mr. Femi Ajayi, stated this in Ado Ekiti at the weekend, during the breakdown of the N109.666 billion budget for 2021. Governor Kayode Fayemi […]
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The Dangote Group has completed Nigeria’s longest rigid pavement in Kogi State. It is the first of its kind, according to top engineers. The 43-kilometre Obajana-Kabba road, built by Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has been described by motorists as the country’s most strategic highway in aiding travelers between the North and the South. Project Director […]
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By Tunde Odesola Abomination walked naked in Elegbeka community of Ose Local Government Area in Ondo State on November 26, 2020 when some sons of darkness, brandishing guns, killed a god. First, they cocked their guns and kidnapped the god. Moments later, they shot the god, shedding the blue blood of a first-class Ondo traditional […]
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Key structural issues should be addressed, say, economists, LCCI Capital flight at its highest as inflows dry up The Federal Government faces tough choices between control of escalating commodity prices and boosting economic growth as the inflation rate returns to the 2017 level when it almost hit 20 per cent. It is likely that actual […]
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